After the war in Kosovo and Metohija 1999, to the monastery of Gracanica was transferred the seat of the Bishop of Raska and Prizren, who had to leave Prizren. The monastery has become not only spiritually, but also national and political center of the Serbian people of this region.
Gracanica is one of the most ancient monuments of Serbian culture. The church is made of hewn stone passed in double rows and rows of triple bricks and has five domes and three apses. It is built in the aesthetic, constructional and architectural excellence and it has harmonious proportions.
Gracanica monastery church is a building with five domes with base of inscribed cross, and as such belongs to the first-class architectural achievements of its time. Outer narthex was built in the late XIV century, during the rule of St. Prince Lazar.